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Luxembourg Presidency. Parliament's committees will meet Luxembourg government ministers to discuss the EU Council Presidency’s work programme in their respective areas of responsibility. The Luxembourg Presidency runs from July until the end of 2015. (Monday to Thursday)

President's agenda. On Monday EP President Martin Schulz will be in Tirana (Albania), where he will meet Parliament’s Speaker Ilir Meta (followed by a press point), President Bujar Nishani and Prime Minister Edi Rama (the latter also followed by a press point). On Tuesday, he will be in Belgrade to meet Serbia’s Parliament Speaker Maja Gojković, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić (followed by a press point), and President Tomislav Nikolić. He will address the Serbian Parliament, on Wednesday, before travelling to Sarajevo to meet the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the collegia of the House of Representatives and House of Peoples. On Thursday, Mr Schulz will meet Chair of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić and Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak, and hold a press conference.

Press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing on the week's activities at 11.00 on Monday, in the “Anna Politkovskaya” EP press conference room, Brussels. Journalists can use #EPressbriefing to put questions on committees' work before and during the briefing.

EP Press Service contact during the weekend

Federico DE GIROLAMO

Phone: 32 498 98 35 91

2/18 Agenda Monday 13/07/2015

PRESS CONFERENCES

11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Briefing on parliamentary agenda

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

12:00-16:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect Joint meeting with ECON

• Discussion with finance ministers of Member States • Discussion with ECOFIN Council Presidency • Discussion with Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the European Commission and Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on Budgetary Control • Discussion with Commissioner Marianne THYSSEN, responsible for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, in the context of the EU policy towards the Roma.

• OLAF report 2014 – Fifteenth report of the European Anti-Fraud Office, 1 January to 31 December 2014, rapporteur Benede JAVOR (Greens/EFA, HU), presentation by the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office, Giovanni KESSLER

12:00-16:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Joint meeting with TAXE

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Transport and Tourism • Discussion with Brian SIMPSON, European Coordinator for Motorways of the Seas

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Regional Development

3/18 Agenda • Workshop on Territorial Governance and Cohesion Policy (15.15 - 16.15) - see Special events

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1 A 002 Committee on International Trade • Discussion with Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Commissioner for Trade, on the Future Trade Strategy

• Discussion with UNCITRAL Secretary-General, Renaud SORIEUL, on the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (NLE 2015/0012)

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Culture and Education • Hearing on "Destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage" (15.00-17.30) - see Public hearings

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B1 Committee on Legal Affairs • Discussion with Vĕra JOUROVÁ, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, in the context of the structured dialogue between Parliament and the Commission (15.00-16.00)

VOTES (16.00-17.00)

• Budapest Convention (2005) on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways (CMNI): authorisation for Austria, Belgium and Poland to ratify or accede (NLE), rapporteur Pavel SVOBODA (EPP, CZ) - vote on consent by Parliament • 30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU Law (2012- 2013) (INI), rapporteur Kostas CHRYSOGONOS (GUE/NGL, EL) - vote on draft report

DELEGATIONS

Development Committee Delegation to the UN Conference on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13-16 July 2015

Linda McAVAN (S&D, UK), Chair of the EP Development Committee, will lead the EP delegation to the Third UN International Conference on Financing for Development on 13-16 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She will be joined by Augustín DÍAZ DE MERA (EPP, ES), Anna ZÁBORSKÁ (EPP, SK), Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT) and Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE, ES).

The UN Conference will gather government representatives, civil society and private sector representatives, aiming to adopt solutions and means to finance the post-2015 global development agenda to be decided in September in New York during the UN Summit. The MEPs will hold bilateral meetings with various participants from the

4/18 Agenda Conference.

Contact

Emilie TOURNIER BXL: (+32) 2 28 30578 STR: (+33) 3 881 72649 PORT: (+32) 473 55 74 66 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff PUBLIC HEARINGS

15:00-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Destruction and Trafficking of Cultural Heritage The Committee on Culture and Education will hold a public hearing on ‘Destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage’ Representatives from academic institutes, as well as from UNESCO, the International Criminal Court (ICC), INTERPOL and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) have been invited to take part in the debate. These experts will give an overview of the main issues regarding the destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage, with a specific focus on the role of the European Union in crisis situations such as those in Syria and Iraq.

Contact

Cornelia GUSA BXL: (+32) 2 28 32601 STR: (+33) 3 881 73784 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EPCulture SPECIAL EVENTS

15:15-16:45 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Territorial governance and cohesion policy The Committee on Regional Development will organise a workshop on the territorial governance and the European cohesion policy. The speakers will be Kai Böhme and Ms Sabine Zillmer - Spatial Foresight GmbH, Abel Schuman, PhD, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD and René van der Lecq, Project Manager, Department for Spatial Development, Region of Flanders.

Contact

Cezary LEWANOWICZ BXL: (+32) 2 28 30297 STR: (+33) 3 881 64407 PORT: (+32) 498 98 34 02

5/18 Agenda Tuesday 14/07/2015

PRESS CONFERENCES

12:30-13:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "Registration of public spaces by the Catholic church in Spain" Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL, ES), Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO (GUE/NGL, ES) and Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ (GUE/NGL, ES)

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3 Subcommittee on Human Rights • Joint hearing on Human Rights conditionalities in the context of regional trade agreements with African countries - 10.30-12.30 in PHS 1 A 002 (see Public Hearings) - jointly with the Committee on International Trade

• Discussion with H.E. Mr. Joachim RUECKER, President of the UN Human Rights Council

• Discussion on protection of schools and universities from military use during armed conflicts, including presentation of guidelines drafted by Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA)

• Discussion on the current human rights situation in Cambodia

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-2 Committee on Development • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 - all sections (2015/2132(BUD)) - Rapporteur for the opinion: Arne LIETZ (S&D, DE) - discussion with the Co-Rapporteur for the general budget of the EU 2016 (all sections), José Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, ES), and debate on DEVE's approach

Electronic vote

• The role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation - (2015/2004(INI)) - Rapporteur: Eleni THEOCHAROUS (EPP, CY) - Adoption of draft report

End of voting

• Gender and Development (2015/2754(RSP)) - Rapporteur: Linda McAVAN (S&D, UK) - discussion with a view to an Oral Question and wind-up resolution (11.45 – 12.30)

• The cost of corruption in developing countries - how effectively is aid being spent? Presentation of study by the Policy Department, Directorate-General for External Policies (15.00 – 18.30)

• The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan - discussion with the European Commission (DG ECHO), UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP

6/18 Agenda 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1E-2 Subcommittee on Security and Defence • What perspectives for the CSDP after the June European Council? Discussion with Maciej POPWSKI, Deputy Secretary General, EEAS - with the Council and Commission and EEAS

10.30-12.30

• Public hearing "Arms export controls" (see Public hearings)

15.00–17.00

• Public hearing "Security in Association Agreement countries: Ukraine and the frozen conflicts in Moldova and Georgia" (see Public hearings) - Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on Budgetary Control 16.00-18.30

• Public hearing on "The use of EU funds in Member States in partnership with companies (contractors or subcontractors) outside of a given Member State". Rapporteur: Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL) (see Public hearings)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Transport and Tourism • Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on Transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Wim van de Camp (EPP, NL)

• Priorities of the Luxembourg presidency of theCouncil - discussion with François BAUSCH, Luxembourg Minister for Transport

• Discussion with Pat COX, European Coordinator for the Scandanavian Mediterranean Corridor • Discussion with Kurt BODEWIG, European Coordinator for the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Regional Development • Hearing on Cohesion Policy and Marginalised Communities (9.00-11.00) - see Public hearings • Discussion with Mr Giovanni KESSLER, Director-General, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1 A 002 Committee on International Trade Start of vote at 10.00

• Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas ("Conflict minerals") - (2014/0059(COD)) - Rapporteur: Iuliu WINKLER (EPP; RO) - Vote on the decision to enter into informal trilogue negotiations with the Council with the aim of reaching a first

7/18 Agenda reading agreement, after a partial vote in Plenary

• Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (Trade facilitation Agreement) (2015/2067(INI)) - Rapporteur: Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP, ES) - Adoption of draft report

• Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (2015/0029(NLE)) - Rapporteur: Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP, ES) - Adoption of draft recommendation (consent)

End of voting

• Joint INTA-DROI Public Hearing on Human right conditionalities in the context of regional trade agreements with African countries (see Public hearings) - 15.00 – 18.30

• Presentation by Jean ASSELBORN, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Luxembourgish Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy

• Presentation of the Senior Official Working Group report on the EU-Turkey Customs Union

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Culture and Education • Promoting youth entrepreneurship through education and training (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Michaela Šojdrová (EPP, CZ)

• Priorities of the Luxembourg presidency of the Council: discussion with Claude MEISCH, Luxembourg Minister of Higher Education, and Research and Maggy NAGEL, Luxembourg Minister of Culture

• Discussion with Günther OETTINGER, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B1 Committee on Legal Affairs (09.00-11.00 in camera)

• Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Janusz KORWIN- MIKKE (NI, PL) (INN), rapporteur Evelyn REGNER (S&D, AT) - vote on draft report (to be confirmed)

• European Small Claims Procedure and European order for payment procedure (COD), rapporteur Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG (S&D, PL) - debate in committee and vote on agreed text (11.00)

• Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU - discussion with Félix BRAZ, Minister for Justice and Etienne SCHNEIDER, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy, Internal Security and Defence (15.00-16.00) • Discussion with the European Union of Rechtspfleger (16.00-16.30)

09:00-13:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

8/18 Agenda VOTES (10.15-11.00)

• Women's careers in science and University and glass ceilings encountered (INI), rapporteur Elissavet VOZEMBERG (EPP, EL) - vote on draft report • General budget of the EU for the financial year 2016 - all sections (BUD), rapporteur Barbara MATERA (EPP, IT) - vote on budgetary amendments

(11.00-12.30)

• Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU - discussion with Lydia MUTSCH, Minister of Health and Equal Opportunities and Corinne CAHEN, Minister for Family Affairs and Integration

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Petitions • Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in Spain (RSP) - vote on a draft oral question (15.00)

DELEGATIONS

Development Committee Delegation to the UN Conference on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13-16 July 2015

Contact

Emilie TOURNIER BXL: (+32) 2 28 30578 STR: (+33) 3 881 72649 PORT: (+32) 473 55 74 66 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff PUBLIC HEARINGS

09:00-11:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Cohesion Policy and Marginalised Communities

9/18 Agenda The Committee on Regional Development will hold a public hearing on Cohesion Policy and Marginalised Communities. "Marginalised communities" - deprived communities in urban and rural areas - were identified as a target group for support from cohesion policy instruments in 2010. This development was confirmed as an element in the successor generation of the policy (2014-2020) in the course of the negotiations which led to the adoption of the relevant legislative instruments. The experts presents at the hearing will be Anna Krasteva - Director of CERMES, New Bulgarian University, Carolina Fernandez - Deputy Executive Director of Fundacion Secretariado Gitano and EURoma, Franziska Giffey - Mayor of Neukoelln/Berlin, Lisa O'Neill-Rogan - The Associate Director for Learning and Participation at the OctagonTheatre, Bolton.

Contact

Cezary LEWANOWICZ BXL: (+32) 2 28 30297 STR: (+33) 3 881 64407 PORT: (+32) 498 98 34 02

10:30-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1E-2 Arms export controls The Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on "Arms export controls" with experts from COARM, Saferworld as well as AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe.

10:30-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1 A 002 Human rights conditionalities in the context of regional trade agreements with African countries Members from the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on International Trade will look at Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and their potential to become a catalyst for regional integration,economic and social change in Africa, which could have an impact on human rights in these countries and regions.

15:00-17:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1E-2 Security in Association Agreement countries: Ukraine and the frozen conflicts in Moldova and Georgia The Subcommittee, jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, will hold a public hearing on "Security in Association Agreement countries: Ukraine and the frozen conflicts in Moldova and Georgia" with experts from OSCE, NATO and Chatham House.

16:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 The use of EU funds in Member States in partnership with companies • Public hearing on "The use of EU funds in Member States in partnership with companies (contractors or subcontractors) outside of a given Member State". Rapporteur: Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL)

10/18 Agenda Contact

Estefania NARRILLOS BXL: (+32) 2 28 31324 STR: (+33) 3 881 73661 PORT: (+32) 498 98 39 85 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_BudgControl

11/18 Agenda Wednesday 15/07/2015

PRESS CONFERENCES

11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "The impunity in the historic memory: March the 3rd 1976 in Vitoria-Gasteiz" Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL, ES), Izaskun BILBAO BARANDIKA (ALDE, ES), Andoni TXASKO, José Luís MARTÍNEZ OCIO, and Evangélica BARROSO

17:30-18:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 EU PNR (Passenger Name Record) – outcome of the vote in the Civil Liberties Committee Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR, UK), rapporteur

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

09:30-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Committee on Budgets 15:00-18:00

• Public hearing on "The EU budget and SMEs", focusing on how the EU managed to help SMEs so far and how it could do more for higher-risk SME projects. Chaired by Mr Paul RÜBIG (EPP, DE) and Mr Siegfried MURESAN (EPP, RO). (see public hearings)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Foreign Affairs Voting

• The current political situation in Afghanistan (2014/2230(INI)) - Rapporteur: Sabine Lösing (GUE/NGL, DE) - Adoption of draft report

End of votes

• Discussion with a group of Ukrainian Deputy Ministers in charge of European integration, on the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement - In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

• Discussion with Jean ASSELBORN, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg, on the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency on enlargement

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection • Presentation of the priorities of the Luxembourgish Presidency by Étienne SCHNEIDER, Deputy Prime Minister

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3

12/18 Agenda

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development • Discussion with Commission representatives on extending the exceptional measures in view of the effects of the extended Russian ban on EU food imports

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E2 Committee on Fisheries • Priorities of Luxembourg presidency of the Council - discussion with Fernand ETGEN, Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection

Votes

• Protocol agreed between the EU and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (NLE) - vote on a draft recommandation by João Ferreira (GUE/NGL, PT) • Protocol agreed between the EU and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by João Ferreira (GUE/NGL, PT) • Accession to the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (NLE) - vote on a draft recommandation by Carlos Iturgaiz (EPP, ES)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs • EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST) - discussion on the 2014 annual report with Michèle CONINSX, President of Eurojust (09.00-10.00) • Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU - discussion with Ètienne SCHNEIDER, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Internal Security and Defence, Jean ASSELBORN, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Immigration and Asylum and Fèlix BRAZ, Minister of Justice (10.00-12.00)

• Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)(COD), rapporteur Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA, DE) - discussion on the state of play of trilogue negotiations (12.00-12.10)

VOTES (15.00-17.00)

• EU agency for law enforcement training (Cepol) (COD), rapporteur Kinga GÁL (EPP, HU) - vote on the results of negotiations pursuant to Rule 73(5) • Use of Passenger Name Record date (EU PNR) (COD), rapporteur Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR, UK) - vote on draft report and decision on the opening of negotiations, the mandate and the composition of the negotiating team pursuant to Rule 73(2)

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2 Committee on Constitutional Affairs • Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU - discussion with Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy (10.00)

13/18 Agenda 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs • Economic Dialogue and discussion with Pierre GRAMEGNA, ECOFIN President and Minister for Finance of Luxembourg

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Votes

• Authorisation for Member States to ratify the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention of the ILO with regard to matters related to social policy - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Patrick LE HYARIC (GUE/NGL, FR) • Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in combatting unemployment - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP, ES) • Report on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Eduard KUKAN (EPP, SK) • Precarious employment - Adoption of questions for oral answer

End of votes

• Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme - Discussion with Nicolas SCHMIT (Minister for Labour, Employment, and the Social and Solidarity Economy)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety • Discussion with Mrs Carole DIESCHBOURG, Environment Minister, Luxembourg Presidency

Votes

• Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants - Adoption of the outcome of the interinstitutional negotiations - pursuant to Rule 73 - Rapporteur: Andrzej GRZYB (EPP, PL) • Reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants and amending Directive 2003/35/EC - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Julie GIRLING (ECR, UK) • Emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Elisabetta GARDINI (EPP, IT)

End of votes

• Discussion with Mr Miguel Arias CAÑETE, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy • Veterinary medicinal products - Consideration of amendments - Rapporteur: Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR) • The possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT)

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

14/18 Agenda Votes

• European single market for electronic communications - Adoption - Vote on political agreement - Rapporteur: Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES)

End of votes

• Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Visit of Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL, Luxembourg Minister for Communications and Media • Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Visit of Marc HANSEN, Luxembourg Secretary of State responsible for Research • Electricity Market Design and Retail Market, Discussion with Miguel Arias CAÑETE, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy

DELEGATIONS

Development Committee Delegation to the UN Conference on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13-16 July 2015

Contact

Emilie TOURNIER BXL: (+32) 2 28 30578 STR: (+33) 3 881 72649 PORT: (+32) 473 55 74 66 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff PUBLIC HEARINGS

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 The EU budget and SMEs • Public hearing on "The EU budget and SMEs", focusing on how the EU managed to help SMEs so far and how it could do more for higher-risk SME projects. Chaired by Mr Paul RÜBIG (EPP, DE) and Mr Siegfried MURESAN (EPP, RO).

15/18 Agenda Contact

Eszter BALÁZS BXL: (+32) 2 28 32584 STR: (+33) 3 881 72420 PORT: (+32) 498 98 33 86 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_Budgets

16/18 Agenda Thursday 16/07/2015

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

09:00-11:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3 Committee on Budgets

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs • Discussion with Margrethe VESTAGER, Commissioner for Competition

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety • Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme - Discussion with Mrs Lydia MUTSCH, Minister on Health and Gender Equality, Luxembourg Presidency • Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris - Consideration of amendments - Rapporteur: Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, FR)

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Industry, Research and Energy • State of play of European Research Policy, Discussion with Carlos MOEDAS, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation • Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Visit of Etienne SCHNEIDER, Luxembourg Minister for Economy and Trade

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Votes

• EEA-Switzerland: Obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE) • Mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters - Adoption of Council Report - Rapporteur: Liisa JAAKONSAARI (S&D, FI)

End of votes

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development • Priorities of the Luxembourg presidency of the Council- discussion with Fernand ETGEN, Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection

09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

17/18 Agenda • International protection: provisional measures for the benefit of Italy and Greece (NLE), rapporteur Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE) - vote on draft report (09.00- 09.30) • Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (INI), co-rapporteurs Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) and Kashetu KYENGE (S&D, IT) - discussion on interim reports and reports on the following studies: (09.30-12.30)

1. Enhancing the Common European Asylum System and Alternatives to Dublin 2. EU cooperation with third countries in the field of migration 3. Exploring new avenues for legislation for labour/economic migration 4. Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors in the EU Member States and Norway - 2014 by EMN (European Migration Network) 5. EU funds for Migration policies: Analysis of Efficiency and best practice for the future

• Spanish Security Law - Petition 2801/2013 - discussion with Commission representatives (16.15-16.45)

DELEGATIONS

Development Committee Delegation to the UN Conference on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13-16 July 2015

Contact

Emilie TOURNIER BXL: (+32) 2 28 30578 STR: (+33) 3 881 72649 PORT: (+32) 473 55 74 66 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff

18/18